University of Alberta – SLIS Assistant Professor Position

The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Alberta invites applications for one (1) full-time tenure track position. The date of the appointment will ideally be July 1, 2018.

The position requires an individual who can work effectively in a collegial environment with an earned PhD in Library and Information Science or a related field. Candidates near completion will also be considered. An MLIS or equivalent is highly desirable. The candidates will have demonstrated teaching experience relevant to the School’s evolving MLIS curriculum (http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/Courses.aspx) and demonstrated expertise and scholarship in or informing library and information studies in the context of one or more of the following research areas:

  •  Information representation and retrieval; data analytics, text analysis; information visualization
  •  Indigenous scholarship

Apply Online http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A107530903D1/